Top Sports Stories (Feb 17, 2014)

Before leapfrogging the Wizards’ muscular blue mascot G-Man and throwing down a show-stopping reverse dunk, John Wall got all of the encouragement he needed to become the franchise’s first dunk champion when he talked to his mother, Frances Pulley, on

NEW ORLEANS — The show didn’t end for John Wall when he grabbed the ball from the Washington Wizards’ muscular blue mascot G-Wiz and threw down a double-pump reverse jam to claim the first slam dunk title in franchise history. His celebratory dance wit…

SOCHI, Russia – Phil Kessel scored two of his three goals in the opening 4:33 and became the first U.S. player with an Olympic hat trick in more than a decade, leading the Americans to a 5-1 win over Slovenia on Sunday. The U.S. (3-0) earned an automat…

SOCHI, Russia – The Swedes have a joke about defenseman Erik Karlsson: He has one speed, and that’s wrecking ball. They are on him about slowing down in practice, though, because Monday morning at Bolshoy Training Rink, Karlsson knocked down star goalt…

PEORIA, Ariz. – Admittedly, they’ve become a little cliché. Each spring training, there are countless stories of players arriving to camp in the best shape of their lives or hitters coming in with swing or batting stance changes that will hopefull…

We have them to thank for the amazing team of Meryl Davis and Charlie White, ice dancing partners who have been competing together for 16 years, seeing each other through braces, puberty and the stresses of international competition. No, neither of the…

Crisitano Ronaldo is unhappy about his three game suspension — of which he has already served two games — but that didn’t prevent his team, Real Madrid, to win 3-0 against Getafe on Sunday. “Los Blancos” have done extremely well without their star, tha…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — This had all the trappings of ”Bubba” golf. Bubba Watson began the final round of the Northern Trust Open four shots out of the lead, and he promptly hit his tee shot on the easy par-5 opening hole at Riviera into the trees well r…

The Spain international feels the Liga giants are not the team of four years ago but urged focus from his team-mates ahead of their first ever Champions League last-16 clash Manuel Pellegrini’s side head into the clash having knocked Chelsea out of the…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Damian Lillard enjoyed making NBA history during All-Star weekend, even if it didn’t turn out quite as he would have liked. Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard (0) participates in the skills competition at the NBA All S…